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As Southgate said: “When I substituted him, I said ‘you’ve enjoyed your week haven’t you?’ But I was tempted to say ‘it was nice working with you’...”

The implication being that Rashford will never be left out of the senior squad again.

But in his more selfish moments, Southgate must hope that is not the case.

Three: Rashford scores his third (Image: Christopher Lee - The FA)

He added: “This is a tight group of players. They are welcoming to newcomers but they have high expectations of them to work the way we work – if they don’t match that, the group will sort them out quickly.

“But Marcus showed, not just with his goals, but his willingness to work he doesn’t need to be told. It isn’t always the case with players dropping down from the seniors.”